Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-24
wednesday, August "a. 1857.
THE 10000 SPECIAL STAKE.

The Horses That VIII start August 81.
Secretary King, of the Charter Oak Driv-
ing Park association, has received the names
of the horses to be started in the great $1O,-
600 race one week from next Wednesday.
The conditions of this big race of the grand
circuit, already pretty we'll known, are that
the horses named shall have been eligible
when the nominators made the first payment
of $3.50 in May. Any horseman will see
from the appended list that there is to be hot
racing, and that although the phenomenal
horse of the year, Patron, is to start, there
will be no trotting away from the field, hands
down.
Loretta F., b. ra e:1a, named by NJ. V. Wagner.
Marshall, Michigan
The mare won a race at Detroit In straight
heats in 2:22 2:212, 2:211a. At Cleveland
| she won in a four-heat race, her three heats
| bsing taken in 2:20, 2:1915, 2:2115. At
Buffalo she won again in four-heat race
| reducing her record to 1917. At Rochester
| she won two heats in 10 and 2014 and the
| race was then thrown to Charlie Hogan. The
matter was investigated and George Tufts,
| the driver of Loretta F., was expelled from
/ the tracks of the association.
Prince Wilkes, CHI. g., 2:19, named by George A
| SINCERELY, Philadelphia.
/ AoOo
at Charter Oak Park last season and made
game race, winning third money. Early this
season he had a bad attack of pinkeye and
he has not appeared in the grand circuit till
he appeared in Utica last week, where he
won easily in 2:19, 2:2014, 1900. He will
be driven by Crit Davis, who had him last
year.
Astral. br. IN, els, named by Andrew Kaul Of
st. Mary's, Pa.
Astral first appeared in the grand circuit
at Cleveland, where she started in the 2:23
class and won the second heat in 2:19. She
will probably be driven by "Honest John
Murphy" and will be sent to win.
Garnet. CHI, e. 2:19, named by W. C. Trimble.
Newburgh. N Y
Garnet was matched for a race at Charter
Oak Park July 8 with Queen Wilkes, but the
mare did not appear and Garnet's owner took
the So. 900 forfeit. At Detroit and Cleveland
he took third money, and at Buffalo won the
2:2OL, 2:19, 2:191a. At Rochester he took
third money. He has been at Charter Oak
for several days preparing for the race. Trim
bic will drive her
Patron. b. s.. 2;1414, named by W. H. MCCARTHY,
Lexington. Ky.
This phenomenal horse which has beaten
the s'King of the Turf, -" Harry Wilkes. and
is acknowledged the greatest entire horse
now on the turf, was raised in Kentucky and
was sold as i. yearli'lg to A. D. Merrill of
Canada He remained in Kentucky in charge
of George j. Fuller, and is at present in
charge of the same careful driver. As
three year old he got a record of 191a
at Lexington, KY, and last year as
a four year old n half interest in him was
sold to c. F. Emery, of Cleveland, for $12,-
500. This year in five heat race at st.
Paul he made 1917. AT Detroit he won in
straight heats in 900, 1879, '16. At Cleve-
land he beat Harry Wilkes in '16, 1861,
'1411, beating the five year old stallion rec
ord 80 seconds. Since Cleveland he has
not appeared, being reserved for Hartford.
No horse that has appeared of late years has
made 80 much talk as this wonderful stall
lion, and this will be the only chance to see
him in the East, as after the races here he
goes to Cleveland, where he has q match with
CIingstone September To-
Myrtle b. m, 2:?2A, 1,amed by Frederick Will
cts, N. Y
Myrtle trotted through the circuit in 1885, but
was not started last year, and this season has
appeared only at Utica.
Rosiline Wilkes, b m, s:1s94 named by j. B. Lew
$, Louisville. Ky.
This horse won third money at Detroit |
md at Cleveland defeated a field of thirteen,
winning in '25, 1881, '2214. She was then |
old to Sire Brothers of New York and Joseph |
damerick, of Rochester, for 50, 500 She will |
,e driven by Frank VanNess.
Dan, b g, 2:2614. named by H. c. Woodruff, Mire- |
la, L. l.
Dan is a game horse and was the winner of |
hard race at Charter Oak Park at the June
meeting. In the heat in which he got his |
record he went the last quarter in SO seconds |
"a 2:12 clip. He is owned by Matthew Ris-
ley, of New York, and will be driven by the
nolninator.